Posted on November 27, 2019

Fantastic tapas and wine at Curado Bar, Cardiff, including Cabrales, my favourite blue cheese, and carpaccio de bacalao ahumado.

Posted on November 27, 2019

Been shopping – now fully equipped for Xmas cake making this weekend. Apprehensive because last time I tried this the cake was terrible and ended up in the bin. But that was about 25 years ago…

Posted on November 26, 2019

Listening to _Thanks for the Dance_, the album of Leonard Cohen’s final songs. 🎵

>What is immediately striking about _Thanks for the Dance_ is how organic these meticulously constructed songs sound, given that five of them were assembled from the barest musical sketches and four others from lyrics Leonard had recited, but not put to music. It sounds, above all, like a labour of love, and one that is entirely faithful to Cohen’s abiding spirit.

Adam Cohen on Leonard: ‘It was daunting finishing my dad’s last music’ – link 🔗

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Posted on November 25, 2019

Outbatted, outbowled, outplayed. New Zealand beat England by an innings and 65 runs in the first Test at Mount Maunganui. An exhibition of how to comprehensively win a 5 day game of cricket. 🏏

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